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Volume 100, Number 5 • May 1, 2013
What Authority Do Jews Answer To?
P
esach has just ended and now this year’s Seders are fond
memories. Filled with joy and hope, Seders are the
most observed of Jewish practices; more than 90% of Jewish
homes celebrate the Passover holiday with a Seder. Why?
Seder celebrates freedom—the highest value in American
culture. But freedom isn’t free: at Pesach, we move from
political and spiritual oppression and darkness to freedom
and responsibility. The freedom we celebrate is the freedom
to be in relationship with God, the Torah and a unique
community of belief and practice.
And that is exactly where I feel that Jewish authority
perplexes Jews. The authority our people accepted at
Sinai, and accept again each year at Shavuot (May 15-17),
confounds most liberal Jews. At Shavuot we acknowledge
that God gives meaning, purpose and depth to our lives.
At Shavuot we cherish many concepts found in Torah. But
we resist following the authority of Torah, the practice of
Jewish ritual. Yes, over 90% of Jews participate in Seder
and cherish their memories of the holiday. Yet only a
tiny percentage observes the mitzvah of concretizing that
memory through Yizkor memorial prayers, on the last
day of the holiday. Yes, Yizkor may be bittersweet or even
painful, but memory is a key value found in Jewish belief
and practice. Why do we feel fine observing one mitzvah
widely and ignoring another?
The larger question is the struggle with the authority
of Jewish practice. In the Principles for Reform Judaism,
reissued in 2004, we liberal Jews reaffirmed that “we bring
Torah into the world when we sanctify times and places
through regular home and congregational observance.”
But whether in Shabbat observance, which calls us to the
highest of moral standards, or rituals that add holiness to
personal life, we are perplexed. What authority moves us to
celebrate Jewish moments? It seems the authority of Jewish
law fails to inspire liberal Jews. But to stand strong against
the risk of simply blending into the American scene, we
must embrace the authority of community and memory, of
love and spiritual creativity. Let’s not resist that authority.
Rabbi Karen Fox
Save these dates
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Wednesday, May 1
Santa Monica Pier
4:30 p.m.
Sunday, May 5
HOLA - 9:00 a.m.
Irmas Campus - 10:00 a.m.
Sunday, May 5
Temple and Irmas Campuses
9:00 a.m.
Torah Portion
Torah Online:
www.wbtla.org
Back to the Future
Exodus 19, for Shavuot
O
n Shavuot, May 15 and 16, we commemorate the
Revelation of Torah to our people after their weeks
of Exodus from Egypt. There is a beautiful midrash about
this moment:
“When Israel stood at Sinai to receive the Torah, God
said to them: ‘I am giving you my Torah. Present to me good
guarantors that you will guard it and I shall give it to you.’
They said: ‘Our ancestors are our guarantors.’ God
replied, ‘Your ancestors are not sufficient guarantors. Bring me
better guarantors and I shall give you my Torah.’
They said: ‘Ruler of the Universe, our prophets are
our guarantors.’ God said to them, ‘The prophets are not
sufficient guarantors. Yet bring me even better guarantors
and I shall give you my Torah.’
They said: ‘Here, our children are our guarantors.’
Then God said, ‘At last, you have brought me worthy
guarantors. For their sake I give you my Torah.’
[Midrash Rabbah, Song of Songs 1:4].”
A guarantor is defined as someone who, if a situation
arises in which the original debtor cannot perform their
obligations, pledges their own assets or services. The Israelites’
pledge of generations—us—to secure Torah for all time is the
essential guarantee for the survival of a meaningful Judaism.
It was fitting that this moment took place amid the stark
desolation of the Wilderness. Our ancestors were chosen to
receive Torah not because they were brilliant or wise, but
because their souls had been broken open through exile and
slavery. The transformative experience of accepting Torah
again in each generation continues to be one of great awe and
splendor. As the present creates and builds the future, living
the values of Torah requires day-to-day tending and attention.
May it always bring us value on our life’s journeys.
Cantor Susan Caro
Plugged In
Pictures of You and Yours
W
hile we encourage you to attend
every service and participate in
every event at Wilshire Boulevard Temple,
we understand that is impossible. Our
Temple offers something for everyone, but
we are of course a large community, with a
lot going on, all the time, and congregants
must make choices. Still, our priority is to
make sure our members feel connected, as
a community, to one another. We can do
this in part by recording all our precious
moments and sharing them with you in our
Temple Media Gallery.
You weren’t present for the original construction of our
Temple on Wilshire Boulevard in 1929. We can take you back:
just check out our Historical Photos album in the Temple
Gallery. Have you toured the current reconstruction? We
have a photo album of that too. Perhaps you and your family
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were able to enjoy our Family Pesach
Seder. Relive good times by scrolling
through pictures from the event in
our Event Gallery. Feel proud of your
fellow congregants as you scroll through
photos of our tikkun olam Sandy Relief
Trip. And we have videos. Experience
Cantorfest again or for the first time.
The images and videos in our
Temple Media Gallery—which you can
easily find via the link on the Temple’s
website homepage—will always be
there to offer comfort and nostalgia, to rekindle memories and
connect you to the richness of our community. Take a look.
Check out our Media Gallery:
www.wbtla.org/templegallery
Tikkun Olam
Two Outstanding Organizations, One Big Sunday
W
ilshire Boulevard Temple is again participating in
Big Sunday, a city-wide day of inspirational g’milut
chasadim (acts of loving kindness), where over 50,000
Angelenos build community through community service. This
year, our Temple and Irmas Campuses are focusing on one
specific organization each, to maximize our impact.
Fifty years ago, a small social service organization was
born in Santa Monica. Today, OPCC, (formerly the Ocean
Park Community Center), is the oldest and largest social
service provider on the Westside.
OPCC empowers people to achieve lives of self-sufficiency
by providing responsive human services and advocating for public
policy that seeks an end to human suffering.
In 1989, a young professional became deeply concerned
about the youth living in the Rampart District just east of the
Temple Campus. Kids were getting shot on the streets and
recruited by violent gangs. They didn’t have a safe place to hang
out and they lacked positive role models. In response, this young
professional, Mitchel Moore, founded Heart of Los Angeles
(HOLA). He began by inviting a handful
of young men to play basketball in an old
dilapidated gym. As word spread, more
students came looking for a positive
outlet, a listening ear and a safe haven.
Mitch recruited his friends to help out
with art, music and dance classes, as well as
homework assistance.
Now, nearly 25 years later, HOLA serves more than 2,400
kids each year through structured and exceptional academic, arts
and athletic programs at its four-building campus located in the
heart of the still underserved Eastside community.
This year, our Big Sunday efforts are focused directly on
these two outstanding organizations—a day benefiting the
programs and people of OPCC at the Irmas Campus, and HOLA
for the Temple Campus. Join us and be a part of Big Sunday.
Rabbi M. Beaumont Shapiro
Big Sunday: May 5, 2013
Visit www.wbtla.org for details.
Adult Opportunities
Gone Fishing
A
s Jews we are blessed in so many
ways, but especially with Shabbat.
Every week we are given sacred time
to peel off the layers of modern life
and exist as our truest selves. We are
no longer lawyers, servers, executives,
accountants, editors, consultants, electricians, assistants, students,
actors, agents, etc. We are Jews, human beings, reflective and alive.
We are able to connect with our core selves, our families, each
other and nature. It is our time to be in touch with the essence of
our lives. With Shabbat we are renewed, rested and focused so
we can reflect on the week that has passed and embrace the week
ahead, where we will negotiate modern life, as we all must.
My favorite Shabbat every summer is our Temple “Shabbat
on the Fly” weekend—three days fly-fishing in Irwin, Idaho.
Think cliffs, eagles, moose, waterfalls and the most beautiful blue
sky imaginable. Think of native brown, rainbow and cutthroat
trout rising. All the pretense of ego, status, anything that might
separate us from nature and others completely stripped away.
That is what nature does, as well as the laughter and the quiet
between friends in a boat casting lines onto the rippling water.
It is the most peaceful, fun and renewing three days you could
possibly imagine.
This year, from July 19 – 22, I invite you to join me on (and
in) the south fork of the Snake River and at the world-class Lodge
at Palisades Creek for fishing, a little Torah and an unforgettable
Shabbat. The Lodge will provide all meals (the food is incredible),
guides, boats and whatever equipment you might need. We
always observe the Lodge’s catch-and-release and barbless hook
policy. No stress. Just Shabbat, old and new Temple friends and
one of the most beautiful places in the world created for us by
God. Let’s go fishing!
Rabbi Steve Leder
Shabbat on the Fly: July 19-22, 2013
Visit wbtla.org for more information.
Brawerman Elementary School
A Second Home
O
n April 4, 22 Grade 6 students and their teachers, Rabbi
Elissa Ben-Naim, Orit Ziv, Josh Karbelnig and Jayme
Zahavi began a journey that would take them halfway around
the world to a second home. They were off to Israel! After a
stop in Jerusalem, a welcome from friends at the David Yellin
School in Tel Aviv, a stay with their Israeli “families,” classes at
the school and then a shared, moving commemoration of Yom
HaShoah, they were off to see more of Israel. The next week was
filled with travel and adventure from joyously celebrating Yom
HaAtzma-ut, to exploring the country including Bell Caves,
Masada, Tel Aviv and Caesarea. Their Judaic studies truly came
alive for these Brawerman travelers.
Religious School
A New Way to Learn Hebrew
W
e believe that more personalized instruction will
make Hebrew less scary, less difficult and more fun
for our students—and they will learn more. Our intention
is for students to have the knowledge and skills to be able to
read and participate as active Jews in any liberal prayer service,
anywhere in the world. Students study Hebrew from Grade 3
with the goal of reading Hebrew with mastery, chanting and
recognizing certain key Hebrew words by the conclusion of
Grade 6. In addition, they will understand the meaning of each
individual prayer in the Wilshire Boulevard Temple Hebrew/
prayer curriculum, and any choreography associated with it.
Students will be able to identify when the prayer is spoken
(e.g. in a service or on a particular holiday) and where the
prayer fits in a service.
Starting in the fall, Wilshire Boulevard Temple Religious
School will provide our children the opportunity to be tutored
in Hebrew with programs that fit into any family’s schedule.
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In-Home Tutoring (Kesher): Kesher students, whether
single or in pairs, are tutored in 45 minute Hebrew lessons
in the comfort of their own home. Sessions are arranged at a
mutually convenient time for families and tutors. Students must
complete a total of 25 sessions for each school year. There is an
added fee for this convenient, in-home Hebrew program.
Small Classroom Tutoring Groups (Kvutzah): Kvutzah
students meet on campus for one-hour weekly small group
(approximately six students) tutoring sessions that are offered
on Sundays from 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. at both campuses,
and on Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons, from 5:30 –
6:30 p.m. The small group times occur every day there is school,
and follow the Religious School calendar.
Next year Hebrew is going to be a lot more fun and a lot
more effective. Please call to learn more.
Rabbi Bruce Raff, Head of Religious School
Learn more about our Religious School,
www.wbtla.org/religiousschool
Early Childhood Centers
A Tale of Two Sites
W
here is the Wilshire Boulevard Temple Early Childhood
Center? It is a question with two answers. We are on the
Westside at our Irmas Campus and on the Eastside at our Temple
Campus. No matter where you live in the city, we are here for
your family.
Both sites are accredited by the National Association
for the Education of Young Children, and share the same
philosophies and demand for excellence. Teachers at both sites
have education that far exceeds the state requirements, and
they continue their education, learning the most current best
practices in the field. The staff from both sites joins together for
in-service and weekly meetings for ongoing education, as well as
input from and collaboration with their colleagues.
Parents work together in a unified parent association to
guide us with our Jewish family celebrations, mitzvah projects,
fundraisers and more. We are one school and have a pool of
professionals working at both sites; based on whatever is best for
the children. In addition, families that move across town remain
part of our family, as they can transfer to the site that works best
for them.
The Mann Family and Erika J. Glazer Early Childhood
Centers, both under the leadership of Director Carol Bovill,
M.A. Ed, are also bonded together by our gardening specialist,
who shares at both sites the pure joy of gardening. And by our
atelieristas (art specialists), who are integrally involved in the art
process that goes on in each site’s art classroom, sharing deeper
insights into the children and their work.
Recently, our families joined together again for the Pier
Family Fun Raiser at the Santa Monica Pier, to raise money for
our schools and enjoy an evening of rides, games, food and fun;
but mostly, to celebrate being part of the Wilshire Boulevard
Temple family, from one side of the city to the other.
Visit www.wbtla.org/ecc to learn more about
our Early Childhood Centers.
Camps
Full Circle
L
ast May, we raised more than
$78,000 for Israel scholarships
at our annual golf tournament. Last
month, we distributed scholarships
to 15 teens who hope to travel
to Israel this summer, for what
we know will be a month of new
experiences, new cultures and new
friends. These 15 young people, along with 30 others in the
Wilshire Boulevard Temple group, will truly have the summer
of their lives as they join teenagers from throughout North
America for the 2013 NFTY-in-Israel program.
The importance of the summer Israel program cannot
be emphasized enough; however, the cost for many makes
this opportunity one that is not possible without our help. It
is because of the generosity of those who contribute to and
participate in our fundraising events and programs that we
are able to meet the needs of all teens who apply for financial
assistance to go to Israel.
Earlier this year we made the decision to host a new (and
different) fundraising event in 2013 to raise the much-needed
dollars for Israel scholarships. We’ll be announcing the details
about this event, to be held in October, soon, and hope you’ll
be as excited as we are to participate.
We are grateful to all who have helped send our teens
to Israel over the past seven years. As the next group departs
in June for their four-week Israel experience, we wish them
shalom, and to you, who helped make it possible, we say a
heartfelt Todah Rabah.
Cheri Lauterbach
Camp Alumni & Development Director
NEW
Visit our new website
www.wbtcamps.org.
Temple Campus Progress Report
A New Bimah for All
W
hen the Temple
opened in
1929, wheelchair access
was not a standard
design feature. For all
the years since, family
members and friends
with disabilities could
not experience the
honor of sitting on the
The main floor of the Magnin Sanctuary in
bimah or being called
preparation for the reinstallation of carpet
and pews. New lowered bimah with ramps
for an aliyah. Now, with
seen in the background.
newly constructed side
ramps to the bimah—
beautifully crafted with marble stonework—everyone can
participate fully in our services and events.
We have also made it a priority to enhance the intimacy
of communal worship by lowering the bimah and extending
it forward, bringing our clergy closer to the congregation. To
do that we had to sacrifice a number of seats in the Sanctuary,
but we believe the trade-off is well worth it. Judaism is
community, after all. And we’ve ensured our community
remains connected more than ever, now and into the future.
You can see in the accompanying photographs that we
have restored and reinstalled the original pews in the Sanctuary
balcony. Soon the process will be repeated on the main floor.
The brand new carpet was designed by Brenda Levin, the
architect of the renovation and longtime member of the
Congregation, to echo the curving grillwork over the bimah.
These are the final months of work before we open
the doors to the renewed Sanctuary for the upcoming High
Holy Days. Soon our members and friends will experience
unprecedented accessibility and comfort in the most
beautiful, awe-inspiring and spiritual room in all of
Los Angeles.
But the story of renewal doesn’t end with the reopening
of the Sanctuary in September. Following this momentous
accomplishment in our Temple’s history, we will barely catch
our breath before embarking on the next phase of the Temple
Campus project: the construction of the Karsh Family Tikkun
Olam Social Service Center, school buildings renovation,
parking structure and rooftop sports facility. The Temple has
big plans to serve the Los Angeles community and will need
your help to make it happen. We’ll share more details in the
coming months.
Marble stonework newly affixed to the side of the bimah ramp.
Looking down from the balcony upon the Sanctuary’s main floor work
in progress.
Left: Newly renovated and reinstalled Spice Box Chandelier overlooks the
Sanctuary’s remodeled bimah and main floor.
Right: The Sanctuary balcony’s restored pews and brand new carpet.
Visit www.buildinglives.wbtla.org
for more updates.
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Upcoming Events
we have a new website!
Go online, www.wbtla.org/events to see a full calendar of events
and to read more details about each of the events on this page.
santa monica pier family fun-raiser
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
Pacific Park at the Santa Monica Pier, 4:30 p.m.
Party at the Pier! Bring your children and
enjoy rides, games and more. Pacific Park
will be closed to the general public during
the event. Profits support the programs
and scholarship fund of our schools.
santa
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Heidi Sorenson, (213) 835-2158,
hsorenson@wbtla.org
monica
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family
raiser
Saturday, May 11, 2013
Sunday, May 5, 2013
HOLA, 2701 Wilshire Boulevard, 9:00 a.m. and
7:00 p.m.
Curated by Dr. Michael Renov, Associate Dean and Professor of
Critical Studies at USC School of Cinematic Studies. May’s film
is The Flat. A documentarian cleans out the flat that belonged
to his grandparents—both immigrants from Nazi Germany—and
uncovers clues pointing to a complicated and shocking story.
(Winner for Best Documentary – Israeli Film Academy, Best
Documentary Nominee – Tribeca Film Festival)
Phil Wallace, pwallace@wbtla.org, (424) 208-8932
shavuot shul-in
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
6:00 p.m.
Come dance, sing, act, play and study with our clergy into the
night. This new and exciting program is for all Brawerman
Elementary School East and West students and our families.
big sunday
10:00 a.m.
This year, our Temple and Irmas Campuses
are focusing on one specific organization
each, to maximize our impact.
For our Temple Campus participants, we will
be meeting at Heart of Los Angeles, located
at 2701 Wilshire Boulevard (less than a mile
east of the Temple). Hands of all ages will
be painting, preparing a vegetable garden,
building storage and other items, and assembling
food packages.
On the Westside, we will be meeting at the Irmas Campus.
Our families will then work together to prepare brown bag
lunches, assemble toiletry kits and cleaning supply buckets, and
make no-sew blankets, all of which will be provided to either
homeless or residential clients of OPCC.
Denise Magilnick, dmagilnick@wbtla.org, (424) 208-8930
city change:
transforming los angeles together
Sunday, May 5, 2013
Wilshire boulevard temple
Jewish film society
9:00 a.m.
City Change is Wilshire
transforming
LOS ANGELES
Boulevard Temple out in the
community, tackling the
TO G E T H E R
challenges that face us as a
city. This spring we’re starting
small, addressing one problem in a concrete and tangible way.
Nearly 90,000 people are without a home in L.A., so we are
going to build a house. Join us for the launch of City Change as
we partner with Habitat for Humanity to address homelessness
in our city. Change is coming—be a part of it.
CITY
CHANGE
Join us for Shavuot dinner and blintz bar, followed by Mt. Sinai
sports in the gym. Adults and students will study Torah together
with our rabbis Brawerman style. Afterwards we will enjoy
the world premier of original movies created by our very own
Brawerman students.
Autumn Luscinski, aluscinski@wbtla.org, (424) 208-8923
shabbat on the fly
with rabbi Leder
Friday, July 19 - Monday, July 22, 2013
Time again to go fishing! We’re taking
over the Lodge at Palisades Creek in
Irwin, Idaho from July 19 – 22 for
three days of fishing, with a little
Torah and Shabbat thrown in for good
measure and good luck. Think of cliffs,
eagles, moose, waterfalls and the most
beautiful blue sky imaginable. Think
of native brown, rainbow and cutthroats rising. World-class
accommodations and amenities included.
Only 20 spots available—and it will sell out—so don’t wait;
contact Nan Brostoff.
Nan Brostoff, nan@wbtla.org, (213) 835-2121
Denise Magilnick, dmagilnick@wbtla.org, (424) 208-8930
Temple Campus
Irmas Campus
call/email Registration Required
online Registration Required
Contact For More Information
For a full calendar of events and services, please visit www.wbtla.org/events
Free
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Spousal Bereavement
Support Group
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Shavuot Yizkor
raiser
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monica
family
santa
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2
Thursday
Tot Shabbat
OPCC Annenberg Access Center, Santa Monica
Service time different than usual - please check online
Temple Campus
Irmas Campus
Kabbalat Shabbat
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Shabbat Shacharit
Torah Study
Kabbalat Shabbat
25
24
Shabbat Shacharit
Women's Torah Study with
Rabbi Fox
Kabbalat Shabbat
Soul Sounds Shabbat
18
Torah Study
17
Wilshire Boulevard Temple
Jewish Film Society
Shabbat Shacharit
Shabbat a la Carte
Torah Study
11
Shabbat Shacharit
Tot Shabbat
Torah Study
4
Saturday
Torah Study with Rabbi
Shapiro (Downtown)
Youth Choir
Kabbalat Shabbat
Torah Study With Rabbi Eshel
(Century City)
10
Kabbalat Shabbat
Soul Sounds Shabbat
Women's Torah Study with
Rabbi Fox
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Friday
May 2013
For more information, including time and location, on all
of the events in this calendar, visit www.wbtla.org/events
Israeli Dancing
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26
Food Pantries
29
Spousal Bereavement
Support Group
Food Pantries
27
Israeli Dancing
Shavuot
22
Spousal Bereavement
Support Group
15
Israeli Dancing
14
Shavuot Shul In
21
TOGE THER
Israeli Dancing
Pregnancy and Infant Loss
Support Group
8
7
Israeli Dancing
Santa Monica Pier
Fun-Raiser
1
Wednesday
Spousal Bereavement
Support Group
Tuesday
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20
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transforming
LOS ANGELES
CITY
CHANGE
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Monday
Erev Shavuot
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS
WILSHIRE BOULEVARD TEMPLE
Mother's Day
Food Pantries
12
City Change
Big Sunday - HOLA and
Food Pantries
5
Sunday
Helicopters...Book Fair
Torah Study and Service Combined
Kol Rinnah
Tributes
RABBI EDGAR F. MAGNIN FUND
Azita R. Steigelfest
In Loving Memory Of:
Pauline Adelman by Joe and Gail Lowenstein
Ida Bernfeld and Marion Smooke by Richard and Judith Smooke
Rebecca Miller Engel by Phyllis Kassel
Harry Gilfenbain by Steven Gilfenbain
Elizabeth Gottlieb by Judy Douthit
Annie Greenwald and Bernard Greenwald by Bill and Lynda Leisner
Stanley Hirsh by Elizabeth and Yehuda Naftali
Ruth Hoffman and Adolph Hoffman by Paula Hoffman
Ruth Hoffman, Adolph Hoffman and Nate Adlen
by Sheri and Allen Tuchman
Dear brother, Alfred Hyman by Janice and Arthur Gerry
Louis Jacobs by Michel Jacobs
Jack Jacobson, Bertha Tabach, Jacob Tabach and Belle Winograd
by Julius Tabach
Samuel Kapar by Sheldon Kapar
Evelyn Kozberg by Barbara and Martin Kozberg
Faye Levitt by Bettina Tendler Omara
Thelma Marshall by Allan and Judy Africk
Dr. Louis S. Mayers by Dana, Nathaniel, Megan and Lulu Lipman
Abe Meisler by Richard Mann
Dorothy Miller by The Rosenblood Family
Siegfried Nathan, Carl Nathan and Susan Nathan by Lisl Nathan
Beloved grandson, Daniel Nuyen by Dorothy Weinberger
Claire Persky by Gerald Fields
Peggy Penchinar by Norman Chanes & Ronnie Shapiro
Edgar Phillips, Sr. by Shirley Phillips
Morton Pullman by Lorin Pullman
Yehuda Rafii by Hamid Rafii
Anne Rosen and George Rosen by Burton Rosen
Isaac Rothstein by Paul Siener
Neenah Schwartz by Salli and Bernard Harris
Ruth Schwartz by Blaire and Aaron Kaplan
Albert Serlin by Blaire and Aaron Kaplan
Susan Srere by Betty and Benson Srere
Ruth Coper Stern by James Stern
Olga Stock by Rose and Al Finci
Aaron Tucker by Nancy Ellin
Benno Weimer by Trudi Weimer and Family
Sandra Weinberg by Tami and Eddie Leevan
Rose Weisstein by Bradley Mindlin
Beatrice Yormark by Helen Mac Kinnon
WILSHIRE BOULEVARD TEMPLE
REDEVELOPMENT FUND
Marnie Bodek and Edwin Moss
Deborah and Jonathan Davidson
Joanne Kozberg
Samuel J. and Thelma Sills Foundation
Jan Stanton
Judith and Lawrence Walley
In Loving Memory Of:
Jack Becker by Linda Rhein
Ruth Hilborn by Rosalie Simon Appel; Valerie and Hilly Gordon
Moran Kaplan by Edith Fischer
Stanley Irving Reinhart by Bruce Berman
Edith Wixen by Janice and Daniel Wallace
CLERGY FUND
In Loving Memory Of:
Beloved mother, Irma D’ull by Mr. and Mrs. Bernd Givon
Beloved mother and grandmother, Bess Epstein by Lucille Epstein
and Family
Wally S. Esacove by Judith Esacove
Patricia Gale by David Gale
Charles Gold by Marian Brown
Sophia Gray Goldman by Ann Rubin
Sophia Gray Goldman by Suzanne Rubin and Family
Baird Jones and Jean Jones by Abigail Jones and Jeffrey Mandell
Anna Klein by Dr. and Mrs. Mayo Stark
Frank Krevin by Helen Lewis
Sidney Loeb by Ruthie and Steve Loeb
Dr. Louis S. Mayers by Darrelle and Donald Hirsch
Rosanna Mischel by Pamela and Mark Mischel
My dear sister, Josephine Samuels by Marian Brown
Sister and aunt, Josephine Samuels by Lucille Epstein and Family
My sister, Josephine Samuels by Gertrude Kline
Shirley Weinstein by Nina Weinstein
Milton H. Wolf by Robert Wolf
TIKKUN OLAM SOCIAL ACTION FUND
In Honor Of:
The naming of Rose Juliet Roker by Paul and Gwen Steinberg
AUDREY AND SYDNEY IRMAS CAMPUS
In Loving Memory Of:
Albert Calderon by Rita and Albert Harris
PRAYER BOOK DEDICATION FUND
In Honor Of:
My granddaughter Abby Brown by Elizabeth Grenald
In Loving Memory Of:
Isaac A. Fogelman by Judi and Alan Fogelman
GERI AND RICHARD BRAWERMAN
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
In Loving Memory Of:
Neil Markman by Lizzie and Gil Harari
Betty Strawgate by Diane and Mark Rudolph
ANNE AND NATHAN SPILBERG ANNUAL
LECTURE ON JEWISH LIFE
In Loving Memory Of:
Ida Sosnow by Susan and Bruce Levin
RABBI HARVEY J. FIELDS EDUCATIONAL
SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Deborah Davidson
In Loving Memory Of:
Deveryle Weiss by Saredel Riskind
ANAT BEN-ISHAI SCHOLARSHIP FUND
In Loving Memory Of:
Sam Bluestone by David Bluestone
Hyman D. Glasberg by Ilene and Stanley Gold
Joan E. Ross by Richard Draughon and Scott Gamzon
MUSIC PUBLICATION FUND
In Honor Of:
Cantor Gurney for officiating at the Bat Mitzvah of Emily Bragin by
Bragin Family
WILSHIRE BOULEVARD TEMPLE CAMPS
In Loving Memory Of:
George Simon and Alvin Appel by Rosalie and Simon Appel
RABBI ALFRED WOLF CAMP FUND
In Honor Of:
Birth of Tatem Berk by Stephanie, David, Isabel and Eli Eshel
The birth of Nathan Kaiser By Stephanie, David, Isabel and Eli Eshel
Melanie and Richie Lictenstein’s Birthdays by Dan and Elly Wolf
In Loving Memory Of:
Helen Waxler Coleman by Laurie and Paul Kelson, Amanda Kelson,
Deborah Kelson, Elliott, Leah and Adam Brown
My most wonderful father, Sam Cooper by Marcia Markowitz
Our beloved son, Mitchell J. Dresser by Diane and Lawrence Dresser
Mitchell J. Dresser by Florence Kulwin
Mitchell J. Dresser by Martin & Donna Rosenbush
Ellen Emmett by Karin & Doug Schaer
Donald Greenberg by Susan and Harold Greenberg
Dorothy Kornblum by Dolph Korhnblum
Genevieve Polep by Charles Polep
Irving Reder by Gloria Diamond
Pauline Rose by Norma Bubar
CHARLES BENDIT CAMPERSHIP FUND
In Loving Memory Of:
Scott Marks by May Bendit, The Saltzmans and The Breuers
MARK GREENSTEIN CAMPERSHIP FUND
In Loving Memory Of:
Mark Greenstein by Pauline Greenstein
All my loved ones by Pauline Greenstein
LOIS JEANNE LEVY MEMORIAL CAMPERSHIP
FUND
In Loving Memory Of:
Lois J. Levy by Lampert Levy and Family
SAUER FAMILY CAMP FUND
In Loving Memory Of:
Father and papa, Joseph Sauer by Steve, Micki, Jonathan and Molly
Sauer; Marlene Sauer, Angie, Mike, Robert and Joey Corritone; Dana,
Jonathan, Andrew and Micah Goldstein
Wonderful uncle, Harry Braver by Steve, Micki, Jonathan and Molly
Sauer; Marlene Sauer, Angie, Mike, Robert and Joey Corritone; Dana,
Jonathan, Andrew and Micah Goldstein
RICHARD BARASCH BBQ/ PICNIC AREA
FUND
In Loving Memory Of:
Richard Barasch by Shirley Barasch
KEHILLAH COMMUNITY CAMP FUND
Eric and Romi Goren
Judi and Randy Goren
In Honor Of:
Yoni Ben-Naim’s Bar Mitzvah by Jamie and Doug Lynn
In Loving Memory Of:
Anne Rubel by Sarah Rubel Londer
SCHUSTERMAN ART FUND
Jean Reiss Berlfein by Harold M. Berlfein
Ben Cohn and Richard Levi by Lonnie Levi Israel
Alvin Galpert by Jerry Gotlieb
Evon Gotlieb by Jerry Gotlieb
Ed Landa, adored husband, father and grandfather by Belle Landa
Minette London by Francine Peterman
Aida and Alex Mayers by Marcia Shaikin
In Loving Memory Of:
In Loving Memory Of:
DR. JEROME TOBER FUND FOR ARTISTIC
EXPRESSION
FOOD PANTRIES
In Loving Memory Of:
Sunday, May 19, 2013
SISTERHOOD PULPIT FLOWER FUND
Vernon Beck by Winifred Beck
In Loving Memory Of:
Hyman Hoffman by Andrea, Steve, Chloe and Matthew Gardner
JORDAN EHRLICH FUND FOR PROGRAMS IN
BUSINESS ETHICS
FOOD PANTRIES FUND
In Loving Memory Of:
Jeanne Gerson
Trudi Weimer by Karen Weinstein
In Honor Of:
CARING COMMUNITY FUND
Marian Brown’s Birthday by Sharyn and Bruce Charnas
Chana Friedman and Ira Green’s wedding Robin, Mark, Adam and
Jason Vogel
Leonard Shabson and Shirli Schwabe’s wedding by Carol Bovill
In Loving Memory Of:
Beloved father, Harold Checel by Marlene and Bruce Larson
Jack Chinski by Arthur Chinski
Raymond Feldman by Carol and Rand April
Hannah Zahler by Eileen Seidlin
In Honor Of:
Rabbi Karen Fox for officiating at the Bat Mitzvah of Emily Bragin
by Bragin Family
In Loving Memory Of:
Morris Gasmer’s father by Andrea, Barry and Emma Forman
Beloved sister, Shirley Roseman by Sylvia Miller
Underwritten by:
Banky La Rocque Foundation
Thank you to those individuals and families
who have chosen either to underwrite ($1,000)
or sponsor ($500) a week of food. If you are
interested in joining this effort, please contact
Rabbi M. Beaumont Shapiro at (424) 208-8930 or
dmagilnick@wbtla.org.
TIKKUN
OLAM
REPAIRING THE WORLD
WILSHIRE BOULEVARD TEMPLE
Mitzvah go’reret mitzvah—doing a mitzvah leads to doing more.
Thank you to Canter’s Deli, Brooklyn Bagel, Noah’s Bagel Larchmont,
and Western Bagel West L.A., for their weekly donation of bread to
our Food Pantries.
We appreciate your generous donations. An $18 minimum donation is required for each acknowledgment card.
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B’nei Mitzvah
Temple Campus
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Irmas Campus
B’nei Mitzvah Continued
Temple Family
Welcome to new Temple members…
Brad and Barbara Ballard and their children, Morgan and Max…Jason and
Stefanie Finger and their children, Wesley and Eve…Jonathan Hakakha…Elliot
Hill and Rachel Wilder Hill and their children, Jaxon and Skyer…Katie and
Darren Segal and their son, Henry…David Silberstein and Tamar Meszaros
and their children, Alexander and Zoe…Andrew and Christina Thau and their
children, Maxwell and Alexandra…Andy Theiss and Lisa Kors and their son,
James…Hanan Yochelman and Hofit De-Levie and their daughter, Noam…
Congratulations to…
Joanna Barra Bretado and Art Bretado on the birth of their son, Diego Giovani…
Pamela and Zachary Brown on the baby naming of their son, Asa Desi…Amy and
Josh Carson on the birth of their daughter, Cecilia Ann…Dina and Noel Cohen
on the birth of their daughter, Emilia Brooke and to big brother, Jake…Roxana
and Robert Farzam on the birth of their son, Dylan Adam and to big brother
and sister, Brandon and Nicolette…Beth and Jan Goren on the birth of their
grandson, Max Joseph…Ariela and Sam Young on the birth of their daughter,
Nitza Mina…
Condolences to…
Bea Boish on the death of her husband, Jerome Boish…Brian and Anne Kessler on
the death of his grandfather, Albert Calderon and to great grandchildren, Jacob
and Julia…Matt and Rabbi Lindy Davidson on the death of his grandmother,
Charlotte “Lottie” Davidson and to great grandchildren, Clara and Isaish…
Goli and Robin Ghodooshim on the death of her grandfather, Sion Ebrahimian
and grandchild, Jordan Hannah…Dr. Steven and Laurie Kend on the death of
his brother, William Jay Kend and to nephews, Scott Kend and Brian Kend…
Karen Schetina and David Japka on the death of her stepfather, Stanley Irving
Reinhart…Dr. Richard and Carla Satnick on the death of his mother, Clare
Satnick and to granddaughter, Shauna…Lauren and Brad Lundy on the death of
her father, Steven Weiss and to grandchildren, Cayden and Sienna…
And to all immediate and extended family.
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3663 Wilshire Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90010
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Clergy
Rabbi Steven Z. Leder, Pritzker Chair of Senior Rabbinics
Rabbi Karen L. Fox, M.F.T.
Rabbi Elissa Ben-Naim
Rabbi David Eshel
Rabbi M. Beaumont Shapiro
Rabbi Lindy Davidson
Rabbi Bruce Raff, Head of Religious School
Cantor Don Gurney
Cantor Susan Caro
Rabbi Harvey J. Fields, Ph.D., Emeritus
Board of Trustees
Barry Edwards, President
Alan Epstein, Vice President
Teri Hertz, Vice President
Steve Sugerman, Vice President
Rick Powell, Secretary
Philip de Toledo, Treasurer
Susan Adler Jannol, Dena Bloom, Alan Berro,
Steven Brown, Stephen Davis, Scott Edelman,
Barbara Grushow, Richard Kurtzman,
Brian Shirken, Dan Wolf
Richard Pachulski, Immediate Past President
Ronn Davids, Counsel
Honorary Board Members
Lionel Bell, Howard M. Bernstein, Audrey Irmas
Administration
Howard G. Kaplan, Executive Director
Jessica Accamando, Director of Communications
Carol Bovill, Director, Early Childhood Centers
Nadine Bendit Breuer, Head of Elementary School
Cheryl Mandel Garland, Membership Services Director
Douglas F. Lynn, Director, Camps & Conference Center
Susan Nanus, Director of Adult Programs
The Wilshire Boulevard Temple Bulletin is published
monthly by Wilshire Boulevard Temple
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wbtla.org
(213) 388-2401
Schedule of Shabbat Worship & Study
FRIday, may 3
SATURday, may 4
Rabbi Shapiro and
Songleader Kaplan
Camp Hess Kramer, Malibu
10:30 a.m.
Torah Study
Numbers Naso 4:21 – 7:89
Ashley Berns
9:00 a.m.
Torah Study
Numbers Beha’alotecha 8:1 – 12:16
Ashley Berns
9:00 a.m.
Tot Shabbat
Rabbi Shapiro
9:30 a.m.
Shabbat Services
Rabbi Eshel and Cantor Gurney
10:30 a.m.
Shabbat à la Carte
Rabbi Fox and Cantor Rosenbloom
9:15 a.m.
Shabbat Services
Rabbi Fox and Cantor Gurney
10:30 a.m.
Rabbi Shapiro and Cantor Caro
10:30 a.m.
Shabbat Services
Rabbi Eshel and Cantor Caro
10:30 a.m.
Rabbi Shapiro and Cantor Caro
10:30 a.m.
Torah Study
Numbers Bemidbar 1:1 – 4:20
Avi Cohen
9:00 a.m.
Torah Study
Leviticus
Behar/Bechukotai 25:1 – 27:34
Avi Cohen
9:00 a.m.
Shabbat Services
Rabbi Eshel and Cantor Gurney
10:30 a.m.
Saturday, may 25
SATURDAY, may 11
Shabbat Service
Rabbi Fox and Cantor Caro
6:00 p.m.
Tot Shabbat
Ashley Berns
9:30 a.m.
SATURday, may 18
Rabbi Leder, Cantor Gurney and
Youth Choir
6:00 p.m.
Soul Sounds Shabbat
Rabbi Eshel, Cantor Gurney
and Band
6:00 p.m.
Rabbi Leder and Cantor Gurney
10:30 a.m.
Rabbi Eshel and Songleader Kaplan
Camp Hess Kramer, Malibu
10:30 a.m.
FRIday, may 17
FRIday, may 24
Soul Sounds Shabbat
Rabbi Fox, Cantor Gurney and Band
6:00 p.m.
Shabbat Services
Rabbi Eshel and Cantorial Soloist Rafii
6:00 p.m.
Shabbat Service
Rabbi Shapiro and Cantor Caro
6:00 p.m.
Rabbi Shapiro and Cantor Caro
6:00 p.m.
FRIday, may 31
Shabbat Services
Rabbi Eshel and
Cantorial Soloist Sugerman
6:00 p.m.
Rabbi Fox and Cantor Gurney
6:00 p.m.
FRIday, may 10
Shabbat Services
Rabbi Eshel and Cantor Caro
6:00 p.m.
Temple Campus
Irmas Campus
All Shabbat and worship information can be found online at www.wbtla.org